Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) exam every year to recruit candidates for various non-technical posts in different ministries and departments of the government. The exam consists of two papers: Paper-I (objective type) and Paper-II (descriptive type). In this blog post, we will analyze the difficulty level and question pattern of the SSC MTS Paper-I exam that was held today (September 1, 2023).
The SSC MTS Paper-I exam had four sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English, and General Awareness. Each section had 25 questions and carried 25 marks. The total duration of the exam was 90 minutes. According to the feedback from the candidates who appeared for the exam, the overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 |
| Single Fillers | 2 |
| Error Detection | 5 |
| Idioms/ Phrases | 2 |
| Parajumbles | 1 |
| Antonym/ Synonym | 4 |
| One Word Substitution | 2 |
| Spelling Check | 2 |
| Cloze Test | 5 |
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Number Series | 2 |
| Alphabetical Series | 1 |
| Odd one out | 1 |
| Classification | 1 |
| Syllogism | 2 |
| Direction & Distance | 1-2 |
| Mirror Image | 2 |
| Hidden Image | 1 |
| Image-based Series | 2 |
| Analogy | 2 |
| Order & Ranking | 1 |
| Paper Cutting | 2 |
| Dictionary | 1 |
| Venn Diagram | 1 |
| Dictionary Order Reverse | 2 |
| Coding-decoding | 3-4 |
| Misc. | 4 |
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Simple/ Compound Interest, Profit/Loss | 2-3 |
| Number Series | 2 |
| Mensuration | 1 |
| Simplification | 2 |
| Algebra | 2 |
| Time and Work | 2 |
| Percentage | 3 |
| Mathematical Operations | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
The cut-off marks for the SSC MTS Paper-I exam depend on various factors such as the number of candidates who appeared for the exam, the number of vacancies available, the difficulty level of the exam, the normalization process applied by the SSC, etc.
The SSC MTS Paper-I exam is a competitive exam that tests the basic knowledge and skills of the candidates. The candidates who qualify this exam will be eligible to appear for the SSC MTS Paper-II exam which is a descriptive type exam that tests the writing skills of the candidates. The final selection of the candidates will be based on their performance in both papers. We hope that this blog post has given you a clear idea about the SSC MTS Paper-I exam analysis. We wish you all the best for your results.
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